A combination of the strong kiwi + ongoing troubles in Europe, NZ's 2nd biggest export market indicate the central bank will be forced to cut rates soon. Exhibit 1 to 4: The RBNZ’s trade weighted index at a fresh 3 mth high, EUR/NZD at all time lows, plunging NZ farmer confidence & the ASB Bank investor confidence index's decline to a 3-yr low. As events keep driving Europe & NZD in opposite directions, look for the rates markets to magnify bets of a 25bps cut on Sept 13 (now at a slim 17% probability) & for the RBNZ to cut them at a subsequent meeting on Oct. 25